Module java.base

Class JulianFields

java.lang.Object
java.time.temporal.JulianFields

public final class JulianFields extends Object
A set of date fields that provide access to Julian Days.

The Julian Day is a standard way of expressing date and time commonly used in the scientific community. It is expressed as a decimal number of whole days where days start at midday. This class represents variations on Julian Days that count whole days from midnight.

The fields are implemented relative to EPOCH_DAY. The fields are supported, and can be queried and set if EPOCH_DAY is available. The fields work with all chronologies.

Implementation Requirements:
This is an immutable and thread-safe class.
Since:
1.8